Texas Developer Dumps Refuse off Pier at Galveston Hotel

Apparently there is a trickle down effect on trashing the Gulf of Mexico, from Oil Rigs blowing up down to local contractors lazily dumping their refuse directly into the Gulf.

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FW: Big News from Taiji

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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 9:39 AM
To: Guy McClellan
Subject: Big News from Taiji

 

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Update March 1, 2011 Brought to you by Oceanic Preservation Society   The Cove DVD comes to Taiji, Fishermen end season early This weekend, every Taiji household found a copy of The Cove in their mailbox. In a surprise move shrouded in secrecy, film director Louie Psihoyos, in conjunction with several anonymous Japanese groups, arranged for 2000 copies of a Japanese-dubbed version of The Cove to be mailed to all residents of the coastal town. Most are aware of the controversy surrounding their town yet few have been able to view the film. OPS has also put a free version for viewers outside the country, on The Cove website. A theatrical release last summer was marred by incidents of protest by extreme nationalists, forcing several theaters to cancel. Despite dozens of awards and international acclaim, The Cove has had few viewers within Japan. "The people of Taiji deserve to know what millions of others around the world have learned about their town," said Director Louie Psihoyos. "We here at OPS hope that when the Japanese people watch this film in the safety of their own homes, they may see that a few fishermen's profits are giving a whole nation a black eye, not them." A DVD subtitled version of film has also been released by Tokyo-based distributor, Medallion Media, slated for traditional sale and rental outlets. Ads for the film have been seen in Japan on TV, print and subway monitors. The arrival of The Cove in Taiji coincides with reports that fishermen have ended the annual dolphin hunt one month early. Tarps used to shield their work and other equipment has been washed and put away. Some speculate that the fishermen have hidden evidence of the slaughter in anticipation of increased interest in the town. OPS is grateful to the many who helped to make this happen. To our brave supporters in Japan who oversaw the delivery, to Bobby Sager who underwrote the dubbed version, along with all other donors. To all who share our vision of ending the capture and slaughter of dolphins. We thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Water Testing Volunteers needed in Mississippi Watershed

This is taken directly from the 1mississippi.net website:

 

The Open Source Science Project (OSSP) is a web-based social business wholly dedicated to rendering transparent 'black-box' of contemporary scientific research, and increasing its accessibility by affording all individuals - irrespective of geographic, cultural, socio-economic, academic, or personal background; the opportunity to participate directly in the scientific research process.

Excess nutrients released into the Missouri-Mississippi river system are believed to be responsible for the development of a large hypoxic (oxygen-depleted) zone in the Gulf of Mexico - sometimes referred to as the Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'.

 

This project seeks to identify hot spots where the local quantity of nutrients introduced into the Missouri-Mississippi river system is particularly high, and to investigate the processes by which these nutrients are transported along the length of these rivers until they are ultimately released into the Gulf of Mexico.

As a volunteer, you will collect water samples from one or more pre-determined locations within this river system. Samples will be collected using bottles provided by The OSSP, frozen (immediately), packaged, and shipped to the TestAmerica laboratory in Unviersity Park, Illinois - where they will be analyzed for the presence of five inorganic nutrients.

The project lasts from April 2011 to January 2012.

 

For more information on what volunteers would actually do, download the attachment, provided by The OSSP.

 

To volunteer, click here.

 

 

http://1mississippi.net/river-citizen-forums/volunteering/want-be-scientist